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Microsoft Launches PC Advisor Repair Utility. Going After Apple Next?
This weekend, Microsoft quietly rolled out a preview release of the Microsoft PC Advisor to select members of the Windows Feedback Program. (Members of the Windows Feedback Program agree to let Microsoft monitor their machines closely, and Microsoft uses that data to determine what types of problems real users experience.) The invitation to try out [...]
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Slick VOIP system using normal phones – Cheap calls everywere
Many people like the idea of cheap phone calls router over the internet, and Skype and other similar services have gained in popularity, but they are still not really much use in most households.
There are quite a few reasons for this, but mainly that you normally have to be at your computer, or the PC [...] -
Slick VOIP system using normal phones – Cheap calls everywere
Many people like the idea of cheap phone calls router over the internet, and Skype and other similar services have gained in popularity, but they are still not really much use in most households.
There are quite a few reasons for this, but mainly that you normally have to be at your computer, or the PC [...] -
E7: Follow-up: Managing Windows windows
There’s a lot of great discussion from the window arranging post. This really shows how important these details are to people. Being able to arrange how apps are shown on screen is key for productivity because it impacts almost every task. It’s also very personal – people want to be in control of their work [...]
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Microsoft chief dreams of "world of no reboots"
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has admitted the company intentionally accepted some early compatibility problems to make sure Vista was as secure as possible. But he claims customer complaint figures show Vista is better than previous editions of Windows.
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Ballmer spoke at an event hosted by the Churchill Club, which bills itself as “Silicon Valley’s premier business [...] -
Worst sign, ever.
I saw this sign while on vacation. I think this sign should be in a graphic design puzzle book, one of those "Can you find everything that’s wrong with this picture?".
Two weeks later, my eyes are still hurting from the maniacal number of fonts, colors, sizes, single column vs two column, left justification vs centered, [...] -
Loving Windows 2008
I recently installed Windows Server 2008 64 bit edition to my laptop. I agree getting all drivers were a little bit of effort, and I still have a driver missing for an unknown device which keeps prompting me, but I will say the effort and pain was well worth it. The installation process was really [...]
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Accountability
I just need to make an announcement because that way I know I’ll do it because I won’t want to wuss out in public:
I just signed up for my first half-marathon, in five weeks.
I’m going to try to come under 2:30. We shall see if I succeed. My 10K race PR is 1:01:49 and my [...]